Re: Normal for macOS to reset my display setups after disconnecting and reconnecting the same external HD 1080 monitor (HDMI)?

From	ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
Subject	Re: Normal for macOS to reset my display setups after disconnecting and reconnecting the same external HD 1080 monitor (HDMI)?
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.hardware.video, comp.sys.mac.portables, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.systems
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Date	2021-02-06 16:05 -0600

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In comp.sys.mac.hardware.video Percival John Hackworth <pjh@nanoworks.com> wrote:
> On 05-Feb-2021 at 5:45:33PM PST, "Ant" <Ant> wrote:

> > Is it me or normal for macOS to reset my display setups after 
> > disconnecting and reconnecting the same external HD 1080 monitor (HDMI)? 
> > It resets to default Retina default tiny GUI and texts from scaled 
> > 1280x800 resolution (want bigger GUI and texts due to old eyes) set in 
> > macOS' accessiblity. Is there no way to have macOS remember these since 
> > it's annoying to retelling it? This is with an over month old 2020 13" 
> > MBP (Intel i7).
...
> I'm wondering who makes your monitor and what happens when you connect it to
> your system.  Do you see both on the Displays System Preference? What version
> of Mac OS is this?  Something that new is probably 10.15 or 11.x.

Monitor and the hub+adapter to connect HDMI cable (came with the monitor) to 2020 Intel MBP's Type-C:
http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-VA27DQSB-Adaptive-Sync-DisplayPort-Frameless/dp/B08C63NR1V
http://www.amazon.com/AUKEY-Adapter-Ethernet-MacBookPro-Thunderbolt/dp/B0841T9KC9/

I forgot to mention Big Sur v11.2 earlier in my original post. I wonder if it is a bug.
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Normal for macOS to reset my display setups after disconnecting and reconnecting the same external HD 1080 monitor (HDMI)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2021-02-05 19:45 -0600
  Re: Normal for macOS to reset my display setups after disconnecting and reconnecting the same external HD 1080 monitor (HDMI)? Percival John Hackworth <pjh@nanoworks.com> - 2021-02-06 05:37 +0000
    Re: Normal for macOS to reset my display setups after disconnecting and reconnecting the same external HD 1080 monitor (HDMI)? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2021-02-06 19:31 +1300
    Re: Normal for macOS to reset my display setups after disconnecting and reconnecting the same external HD 1080 monitor (HDMI)? Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2021-02-06 09:04 +0000
      Re: Normal for macOS to reset my display setups after disconnecting and reconnecting the same external HD 1080 monitor (HDMI)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2021-02-06 16:06 -0600
        Re: Normal for macOS to reset my display setups after disconnecting and reconnecting the same external HD 1080 monitor (HDMI)? Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> - 2021-02-07 01:15 +0000
    Re: Normal for macOS to reset my display setups after disconnecting and reconnecting the same external HD 1080 monitor (HDMI)? ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) - 2021-02-06 16:05 -0600

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